S tatic stretching before a workout has long been used to loosen tight muscles, prevent injury, and enhance physical ...

Doing the right stretches to help your body cool down reduces your risk of injury, combats post-workout soreness and helps your body recover faster. Just as a warm up readies the body for exertion ...

How you start and end your workout can make a difference in how you feel. Here’s when to use dynamic and static stretches to ...

For example, a well-cited August 2003 study ... Muscles need time to warm up, and stretching helps circulate more blood to those areas, allowing for a greater range of motion and flexibility.

For example, a well-cited August 2003 study showed evidence ... consider first how you start and end your workouts. Muscles need time to warm up, and stretching helps circulate more blood to those ...